Check out this article Tea Trails Around The World by Andy Hayes who I met last week. The article discusses the best places to visit tea plantations. We even get a few mentions in the article.

I cannot rate Sri Lanka highly enough as a destination, be it to explore tea plantations, immerse yourself in the culture or relax on the stunning beaches. I took this picture while relaxing on a deserted beach at Unawatuna with a pot of tea. It’s a hard job, but someone’s got to do it!

eteaket feature in the PlanetEye Traveller this month on How to Make the Perfect Cup of Tea.

Here are our top tips:

• “You need to start with the freshest tea as possible.  That’s why you should buy tea from eteaket – they work directly with suppliers so you know you’re getting fresh stuff.
• It isn’t necessary to boil filtered water, but you do need to make sure that you use fresh water from the kettle.  If you re-boil water leftover from the last cup, the water gets de-oxygenated. (I do this a lot so had to admit my mistake, though Erica was forgiving!)
• We discussed at length on the use of bone china cups (with the little gold strip on the rim).  While Erica couldn’t say why this makes tea taste better, we both agreed it does.
• Water temperature is important.  Some teas, like green tea, doesn’t fare so well with boiling water.
• Brewing time is important (hence our timers).  Be sure you know what the brewing time is for your tea.”

Click here to read to full article. For a slightly more detailed brewing guide click here.

We’ve been searching for some quality antique moustache tea cups for a while now so when we came across this one in a tiny shop on Golborne Rd in London we were very excited.

Moustache tea cups were apparently invented by Harvey Adams in the 1830s to allow moustached gentleman to sip their tea without getting their manicured facial hair wet. Pure genius! This specimen, however, has a spout the like of which we’ve never seen on a teacup before. Can anyone shed some light? Is it indeed another kind of moustache tea cup?

Finally, someone has invented a biscuit specially designed for dunking.

The Worcester Feast Dunker has been created to avoid the horrible problem of biscuit mush in the bottom of your cup. Apparently it lasts for a staggering 6 minutes. The previous record was held by a chocolate digestive which survived a dunking for a measly 25 secs. Click here to read more.

Put the kettle on and watch the video courtesy of the UK Tea Council http://www.tea.co.uk/videos/TeaAdvisoryPanel.wmv

Yes indeed. eteaket’s article on the Best tea (and why to drink it) was recently published in The Scotsman.

Our Silver Needle White Tea comes in at number 3, closely followed by our Jasmine Flower Blossom at number 2. To find out which tea was number 1 click here to read the full article.

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